Canal Run is a planned community located in Southwest Frederick County in the town of Point of Rocks, Maryland.

Welcome to Canal Run. We are a small, friendly community convenient to Frederick, Leesburg, the Potomac River and the MARC Train, offering the best of rural living with city access for the best of both worlds.

Mia Gallagher - Board President

Community News

Pool Movie Night Canceled

Posted on Jul 23rd, 2015

Dear Canal Run Residents and Families,

The Pool Movie Night viewing of Disney’s “Frozen” scheduled for this Saturday July 25th will be cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. The community will be notified if the date can be rescheduled.

As the Community Manager for Canal Run, I accept full responsibility for the scheduling conflict and apologize to the Community Members and their families affected by the cancellation.

The August 22nd Pool Movie Night viewing of “Big Hero 6” is still scheduled for Saturday August 22nd.

The Canal Run Board of Directors typically meets on the third Tuesday of every month, 7:00pm at the Clubhouse. Homeowner’s are invited to attend to discuss any issues or concerns they may have with the Community. The dates for 2015 include: May 19th, June 16th, July 21st, August 18th, September 15th, September 29th (Annual), October 20th, November 17th, and December 15th.

Volunteers needed!

Posted on Mar 11th, 2015

At the most recent annual meeting residents voted overwhelmingly to consider converting the empty lot at the end of Lockhouse Drive into a basketball court, multi-purpose sports fields or a combination of the two. We are looking for residents willing to serve on a committee to draw up the plan and budget for this space.

Can you help make this area an asset for the community?

Residents with specialized skills in planning, budgeting, fundraising, grants writing etc. would be wonderful but the most important quality we are looking for is enthusiasm.

If you are interested, please contact Kyle Thomas at PMP. He can be reached at Kyle.Thomas@pmpbiz.com.

We would love to see the community come together to create something that we and our children can enjoy for years to come.

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Canal Run sits on land owned at one point by Charles Carrol, here is some information on this influential individual:

Charles Carroll – 1737-1832

Charles Carroll was born in Annapolis to an influential family who had arrived in Maryland in 1689. He was educated in France and London and when he returned to Maryland as a young man, his father granted him title to 17000 acres – from the Potomac River to Frederick and the Catoctin Mountains to Dickerson. Carrollton Manor employed hundreds, its orchards, livestock and cedar mill along with his other endeavours making him perhaps the richest man in the colonies..

In 1772 he engaged in debate in the Maryland Gazette as “First Citizen” where he argued, always politely, against taxation without representation. He was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, served on the War Board during the Revolution and after victory, was elected as Maryland’s first US Senator. He helped create the B&O Railroad in 1828. He also created the Patowmack Company with George Washington which later became the C&O Canal.

Charles Carroll died in Baltimore in 1832 at the age of 95. He was the last living signer of the Declaration of Independence.